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RSPB Documents
Links to documents referred to in the written statement from RSPB are provided below
RSPB 1 RSPB (2012) Inner Forth Futurescape Feasibility Study: Final Report. Unpublished report to RSPB Scotland, CSGN and SNH
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RSPB 2 Inner Forth Futures. Available at: https://www.innerforthlandscape.co.uk/ (Accessed 15.12.25)
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RSPB 3 Falkirk Council (2025) Grangemouth Flood Protection Scheme. Available at: Habitat Regulations Appraisal August (Accessed 15.12.25)
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RSPB 4 NatureScot (2023) Firth of Forth SPA. Available at: SiteLink - Firth of Forth SPA (Accessed 15.12.25)
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RSPB 4a NatureScot (2018) Citation for SPA – Firth of Forth. Available at: https://www.nature.scot/sites/default/files/special-protection-area/8499/spa- citation.pdf (Accessed 15.12.25)
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RSPB4b NatureScot (undated) Conservation Objectives for Firth of Forth Special Protection Area. Available at: https://www.nature.scot/sites/default/files/special-protection- area/8499/conservation-objectives.pdf (Accessed 15.12.25)
RSPB 5 NatureScot (undated) Firth of Forth SSSI. Available at: SiteLink - Firth of Forth SSSI (Accessed 15.12.25)
RSPB 6 NatureScot (undated) Firth of Forth RAMSAR. Available at: SiteLink - Firth of Forth RAMSAR (Accessed 15.12.25)
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RSPB 7 The Scottish Government (2025) Updated Scottish Government policy on protecting Ramsar sites. Available at: Updated Scottish Government policy on protecting Ramsar sites (Accessed 15.12.25)
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RSPB 8 RSPB Scotland objection to the Proposed Scheme letter dated 15 June 2024
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RSPB 9 RSPB Scotland objection to the Proposed Scheme letter dated 21 January 2025
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RSPB 10 NatureScot (undated). Habitats Regulations Appraisal (HRA) on the Firth of Forth - A Guide for developers and regulators | NatureScot (Accessed 15.12.2025)
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RSPB 11 Davidson, N.C. & Rothwell, P.I (1993) Human disturbance to waterfowl on estuaries: conservation and coastal management implications of current knowledge. Wader Study Group Bulletin, 68 pp.97–106 Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/wsg_bulletin/vol68/iss1/16/
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RSPB 12 East Lothian Council (2024) Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme EIA Report Chapter 7. Available at: https://www.musselburghfloodprotection.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/MFPS- EIA-Report-Chapter-7-Biodiversity-FOR-ISSUE.pdf (Accessed 15.12.25)
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RSPB 13 NatureScot (2022) European Site Casework Guidance: How to consider plans and projects affecting Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and Special Protection Areas. Available at: https://www.nature.scot/doc/european-site-casework-guidance-how-consider-plans-and-projects-affecting-special-areas-conservation NatureScot (Accessed 15.12.2025)
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(SPAs) https://www.nature.scot/doc/european-site-casework-guidance-how-consider-plans- and-projects-affecting-special-areas-conservation NatureScot (Accessed 15.12.2025)
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RSPB 14 The Scottish Government (2024) Nature Conservation Act 2004 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2004/6/pdfs/asp_20040006_en.pdf Scottish Government (Accessed 15.12.25)
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RSPB 15 UK Government (1994) Conservation (Natural Habitats &c.) Regulations 1994 (as amended) https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2716/contents (Accessed 15.12.25)
RSPB 16 EC (1979) (amended 2009) The Birds Directive - Environment - European Commission (Accessed 15.12.25)
RSPB 17 Inner Forth Landscape Initiative Kinneil Lagoons – Boost the Roost | Inner Forth Futures.Inner Forth Landscape Initiative (Accessed 15.12.25)
RSPB 18 RSPB (2014) Kinneil Lagoons: Management Plan 2014-2018, Maintenance Plan 2018-2028. Unpublished report to RSPB Scotland and Falkirk Council
RSPB 19 Bothkennar Pools Site Management Proposal
RSPB 20 Symonds, F. and Langslow, D. (1984) Movements of Wintering Shorebirds within the Firth of Forth: Species Differences in Usage of an Intertidal Complex. Biological Conservation, 28 (3) pp.187-215 https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-3207(84)90044-2
RSPB 21 Rogers, D. I. (2003) High-tide Roost Choice by Coastal Waders. Wader Study Group Bulletin: Vol. 100: No. 1, Article 17. Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/wsg_bulletin/vol100/iss1/17 (Accessed: 15.12.25).
RSPB 22 M.M. Rehfisch, R.H.W. Langston, N.A. Clark and C. Forrest (1993) A Guide to the Provision of Refuges for Roosting Waders: A report by the British Trust for Ornithology under contract to English Nature. Available at: https://www.bto.org/sites/default/files/shared_documents/publications/research- reports/1993/rr120.pdf (Accessed: 15.12.25)
RSPB 23 Fraser L. Symonds, F., Derek R. Langslow, D.R. and Michael W. Pienkowski M. (1984) Movements of Wintering Shorebirds within the Firth of Forth: Species Differences in Usage of an Intertidal Complex. Biological Conservation 28(3) pp 187-215 https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-3207(84)90044-2
RSPB 24 Constantinos, M., Payo Payo, M., Brown, J. and Amoudry L. (2025) Enhancement of coastal flood mitigation by implementing hybrid flood defences integrating hard engineering and nature-based solutions. Science of the Total Environment https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.181063. Available at: https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/540697/1/1-s2.0-S0048969725027032-main.pdf (Accessed 15.12.25)
RSPB 26 NatureScot (19.09.24) comments log on GFPS. ​​
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